Anna Kaiulani
Hawaiian princess
About Anna Kaiulani
Born 1842.
Anna Kaʻiulani (born 1842) was a noble member of the House of Kalākaua during the Kingdom of Hawaii. Two of her siblings became ruling monarchs.
Life She was born in 1842 to the High Chiefess Analea Keohokālole and the High Chief Caesar Kapaʻakea. She was a younger sister of James Kaliokalani, David Kalākaua, and Lydia Kamakaʻeha, and the older sister of Kaʻiminaʻauao, Miriam K. Likelike and William Pitt Leleiohoku II. The name Kaʻiulani translates from the Hawaiian language as The Royal Sacred One.
She was, according to Hawaiian tradition of hānai, adopted by the Princess Kekauʻōnohi, who was the granddaughter of Kamehameha I, the royal governor of the island of Kauaʻi and foster mother of Abigail Maheha.
She died young, although the date and exact cause of death was never recorded. Her niece, Victoria Kaʻiulani (who shared her Hawaiian name) became Hawaii's crown princess but died aged twenty-three.
The exact site of burial is not known. She is not buried at the Royal Mausoleum at Mauna ʻAla in the Nuʻuanu Valley with her siblings and parents.
Ancestry Kalākaua family tree
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Anna Kaiulani?
Hawaiian princess
When was Anna Kaiulani born?
Anna Kaiulani was born in 1842 in Honolulu.
What nationality was Anna Kaiulani?
Anna Kaiulani's recorded nationality: Kingdom of Hawaiʻi.
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